Pre-Screen Reads For The Ball-Screen

Description

This course will help your players understand what they need to read before the screen as they get ready to attack off the ball-screen.

Lessons

1 Introduction 0:31 2 What Is Triple? 1:37 3 Driving The Triple Side 3:50 4 What Is Double? 1:51 5 Driving The Double Side 3:07 6 What Is Single? 1:51 7 Driving The Single Side 1:49 8 PRE-SCREEN READS FOR BALL-SCREEN PDF

The Coach

Wesley Brooks

Ohio State Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

Wesley Brooks in his Fourth season as an assistant coach at Michigan. At Michigan, he works with the guards and wings. Wes Brooks help developed Amy Dilk into 2nd Team all conference guard in her sophomore season, as well as Naz Hilmon into WBCA All American and 1st Team All Big 10.

The Wolverines made their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018-19, advancing to the second round after an 84-54 win over Kansas State in the first round. Naz Hillmon racked up the postseason honors, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year (media), Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year and was a consensus All-Big Ten first teamer, while Hallie Thome grabbed her third straight All-Big Ten first-team nod. With the Wolverines sitting at 12-9 and 10th in the Big Ten at 3-6 on Jan. 27, Michigan ripped off seven straight games in the month of February to vault into a fourth-place finish in the conference (11-7). Michigan reached the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2001 en route to wrapping up an NCAA Tournament bid. Brooks spent two seasons at Utah, helping the Utes to 34 wins and a pair of postseason appearances in the WNIT. He was responsible for recruiting and assisted in post player development. Brooks also helped with extra skill development workouts with the team and ran the Utah Elite Women's Basketball Camp. Forward Emily Potter earned a spot on the PAC-12 All-Defensive Team and was an honorable mention selection by the coaches in 2017.

Prior to joining the coaching staff at Utah, Brooks was an assistant coach at North Texas for four seasons (2011-15) and at Texas Southern (2008-11). He also spent a season on the sidelines at Robert Morris (2007-08). Loryn Goodwin of North Texas was named the 2012 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year, Sade Logan was named the Northeastern Conference Player of the Year (2008) and two players at Robert Morris were named to the all-conference team under Brooks.

Brooks got his start at West Virginia, serving as a graduate assistant coach for two seasons (2004-06) and as the director of basketball operations for one year (2006-07). He graduated from WVU in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and received his master's of science in athletic coaching education in 2006. During his time as an undergraduate student at West Virginia, he served as a manager for the men's basketball program under former U-M head coach John Beilein.

Ratings and Reviews (11)

Shereka Wright

Really enjoyed the course! I thought the different actions of a ball screens was explained effectively. The use of different situations of a ball screen on the videos were great! Having NBA, WNBA and Men and Women’s College Basketball breakdowns was huge for me!

Jun 21, 20 08:18 AM

Jillian Dunston

Thank you for taking the time to do this Wes! Keep doing your thing

Jun 22, 20 03:38 PM

Arielle Wideman

Great work Wes! Cogent breakdown.

Jun 22, 20 04:01 PM

Ron Hughey

"Wes is one of the brightest young minds in our game today. His energy is unmatched on and off the floor, plus he has a unique ability to break things down to its simplest form to help his players and others understand what is being asked of them. This separates him as one of the best teachers in the game"

Jun 29, 20 12:29 PM

Brandon Love

In this course, Wes shows why he is regarded as one of the best teachers in the game today. He explains ball screen reads in a way that players of all ages can digest. Wes uses terminology and video clips from every level of the game to explain what the ball handler, ball screener, and players not involved in the action should do when their defenders react to a well executed ball screen. This is a course that I will use to introduce our guards to the the ball actions and the possibilities it unlocks!

Jun 29, 20 04:08 PM

Kelby Jones

One of the best ball screen break downs I have ever seen. Coach Wes does an amazing job keeping the reads simple and explaining what to look for. His detail and transparency are something we need more of in the college game. This is why he is a future star in the business!

Jun 29, 20 06:26 PM

Sean LeBeauf

This course is a very good teaching tool, because the information is concise...making it very easy to comprehend. The footage being shown is an actual representation of what is being commentated as well...also aiding in understanding.

Jun 30, 20 03:25 PM

Chamissa Anderson

Great course! Super informative, helped me with more key details with ball screen action. This will allow me to teach my players better and have something to refer back to when I might need a refresher! GREAT JOB WES! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Jun 30, 20 06:01 PM

Jamion Christian

Wesley, Is one of the best minds I've known in the game. Wes and I have been basketball confidants for almost 20 years now. Watching him grow as a coach and watching his passion to teach grow has been a joy of my life. To have a teacher who is not afraid to test his boundaries in order to learn the essentials. You get that with Wes. To get a coach who is passionate about learning, watching film, and then sharing what he has learned is rare. You get that in Wes. I love the course work, partly because I know the man behind it. I know the man behind it has researched, studied and also has put into action the things that he is preaching. This work is not just theory for theory sake. It has been tested through careful trial and error with the intention to refine it to as close to perfection as possible. That's the kind of intention that I want in teaching and leading young people. Again, you get that with Wes Jamion Christian Head Coach George Washington Men's Basketball

Jul 1, 20 08:46 AM

Velaida Harris

Well thought out and detailed reads. Coach Wes enables the viewer to fully understand the concepts what the players should be looking for. I follow Coach Wes Bball regularly. He’s knowledgeable and always on the cutting edge in terms of basketball trends & development.

Jul 3, 20 11:20 AM